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I would like to thank you for visiting our website. The elementary spelling book 1908 nice frontispiece noah webster on. He was the eldest of eight children born to daniel appleton 17851849 and hannah adams 17911859, the daughter of john adams and dorcas falkner. This syllabary is based on noah websters 1908 elementary spelling book. Imprint new york, cincinnati etc american book company 1908 physical description 174 p. I was motivated to begin the project to republish webster after reading miss.
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